Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 392: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the percentage or amount of same for each year which applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of same for each year which applies to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27120/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The table sets out the costs relating to my official mobile telephony service since I was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in May 2008.

My Department avails of the Department of Finance Central Framework for the provision of mobile telephony services. Under the terms of this contract, in place since last October, the monthly rate for my mobile telephony service is €60.75. This rate covers rental, all calls (including roaming charges), and all national text and data charges.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 393: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the nature of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27181/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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In the past five years my Department has taken one court case. This case was taken in 2005, in Stockholm, against a planning permission which had been granted to develop the attic space of a building, which contained an Embassy property owned by the State. The Department initiated an appeal against this planning permission to the Stockholm Rent Tribunal (part of the Swedish court system). The Rent Tribunal upheld the initial planning permission and, on the basis of legal advice from the Embassy lawyers at the time, it was decided not to appeal this ruling. The legal costs associated with the appeal, including legal advice received on the implications of the ruling, amounted to €11,377.